Lesotho vs SDG: Western Asia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female
Lesotho
53.7%
in 2024
SDG: Western Asia
24.9%
in 2025
Lesotho rank
28th
SDG: Western Asia rank
25th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female over time
- Lesotho
- SDG: Western Asia
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 53.7% against 24.9% in SDG: Western Asia, a difference of 28.8%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 2.2 times SDG: Western Asia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 28th and SDG: Western Asia ranks 25th of 179 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and SDG: Western Asia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | SDG: Western Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.0% | 44.4% | 2.4% | SDG: Western Asia |
| 2010s | 33.5% | 33.9% | 0.4% | SDG: Western Asia |
| 2020s | 50.7% | 27.8% | 23.0% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female, Lesotho or SDG: Western Asia?
- Lesotho, at 53.7% against 24.9% in SDG: Western Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female between Lesotho and SDG: Western Asia?
- 28.8%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and SDG: Western Asia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and SDG: Western Asia rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Lesotho ranks 28th and SDG: Western Asia ranks 25th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release